Chapter 1240: 1185, the Clever Singer Cassia Chapter 1240: 1185, the Clever Singer Cassia “Alas!” The mecha soldiers sighed, ready to accept their fate.
They had to hold out for 10 minutes, and that would all come down to luck.
Bad luck would see them torn apart by spells as soon as they entered; good luck might mean coming out alive.
At least it wasn't a guaranteed death mission, which provided them with some minor comfort.
But Singer Cassia realized something was wrong.
Because the supreme commander had changed!
Others might not realize the significance of this change, but as an “old hand” who had joined the expeditionary forces a year and a half ago, Singer Cassia quickly understood–a change in command meant that something major had definitely happened in the rear!
Emperor Raging Sun Manina had always paid close attention to the frontline situation, often personally micro-managing the battles. If there hadn't been a major incident in the rear, why would he hand over command at this critical moment?
“What in the world has happened?” Singer Cassia thought to himself while he glanced back toward the direction of the headquarters.
He also realized something else, “That's right! If a major incident has occurred in the rear, then I shouldn't have to take the major risk of breaking through the defense network!”
With a significant issue in the rear, the higher-ups would definitely not care about these minor occurrences at the frontline. If that was the case, perhaps he could avoid taking the risk of breaking out through the defense network!
Thinking this, Singer Cassia felt it was worth a try.
But as the saying goes, “If I don't die, my comrades must.” He decided it was still best to send his subordinates through the defense network to their deaths, to avoid truly drawing the attention of those above.
He unassumingly said to the nearby mecha soldiers, “It's about time; everyone, go ahead. I'll cover our retreat.
Once inside, spread out to avoid being wiped out in one fell swoop by the Blue Star people; beyond that, everyone is on their own.”
The five hundred mecha soldiers didn't say anything. After mentally preparing themselves, they successively flew out from the gap in the Tarxin Defense Network.
Singer Cassia, of course, did not follow the troops out.
After the last soldier flew through the defense network, he steadied his mecha just behind it.
No sooner had the mecha soldiers dashed out of the defense network than they immediately suffered a large-scale magic attack from the Blue Star people!
Having been stationed there for so long, the clone of Su Yu had already noticed them. The moment he saw the mecha soldiers enter the network, he immediately unleashed a large-scale spell.
The “Bursting Flare,” a seventh-order fire-based spell, exploded in the midst of the mecha group, immediately engulfing hundreds of mecha soldiers in a raging inferno, their screams silenced as they were reduced to ashes.
The mecha soldiers caught in the peripheral blast of the “Bursting Flare” also suffered greatly.
There were around seventy or eighty mecha soldiers who were not directly hit by the “Bursting Flare,” but they were quite close to the edge of the spell.
The explosion from the “Bursting Flare” generated extreme heat, with temperatures reaching tens of thousands of degrees at the center and six to seven thousand degrees at the edges!
Those five to six dozen mecha soldiers, albeit not directly hit, were too close to the spell!
In just a few seconds, their mechas heated up to several thousand degrees!
The heat penetrated the mechas, and these third and fourth-order mecha soldiers could not withstand such terrifying temperatures. They let out agonizing screams and died swiftly in their agony.
Although these mecha soldiers had spread out a fair amount when they dashed out of the defense network, Su Yu's clone managed to eliminate nearly two hundred mecha soldiers with a single large-scale spell!
Seeing the horrific state of their comrades, the rest of the mecha soldiers panicked!
They dared not linger, nor did they dare to cluster together, quickly dispersing in all directions, focusing solely on saving their own lives.
Singer Cassia heard the dying screams of his men just now, but he completely disregarded them.
Turning, he faced the direction of the headquarters, gambling on whether his judgment was correct.
Time ticked away second by second, and Singer Cassia held his breath, staring straight ahead.
If he had bet correctly, nothing would happen; if he had bet wrong, just like what was said in the order he had just received, the “forward flight program” of his mecha's core module would be forcibly activated, and he would be forcibly ejected out of the defense network.
It all depended on whether he had bet correctly or not, but he was confident in himself.
Soon, three minutes had passed in a blink.
During these three minutes, there was no abnormality in his mecha, and no “forward flight program” was forcibly activated!
“Indeed, my judgment was correct!” murmured Singer Cassia, with a huge sigh of relief, a faint smile also appeared on his face.
Thank goodness, since he was right, he wouldn't have to fly out of the defense network to his death!
“However…” Singer Cassia focused his gaze on what was behind him and continued murmuring, “Since I haven't been punished, it really means something big has happened behind us! What exactly is it?”
Was there a problem with Emperor Raging Sun, or had there been some unexpected major event?
However, just then, he saw a small black dot suddenly appear in the sky in the direction of the headquarters!
Although the black dot was small, it was incredibly distinct, the kind that one could clearly see at a glance.
But before Singer Cassia could make out what it was, the small black dot quickly expanded!
In two to three seconds, the small dot expanded from the size of a sesame seed to half the sky, effectively covering half of the heavens!
Seeing this, Singer Cassia was shocked, his pupils dilated rapidly, and his heart nearly leapt out of his throat!
Fuck, what is this!
How did half the sky turn dark?!
He originally thought something big was happening, but this was no ordinary event!
Looking at the sky-obscuring darkness, Singer Cassia's mind went blank, completely ceasing to think.
Time rewound to three minutes earlier.
Three minutes ago, Manina was standing on a mound at the defense line, looking somewhat dazed.
But at that moment, a thought struck him!
Turning to look behind, he saw a large group of people flying towards him.
Leading the group was his son, Morgan Sun!
“They've come! They really did come!” Manina took a deep breath.
What was meant to come would always come.
It was a relief that he had known in advance about Morgan's betrayal; otherwise, he would be too shocked to react now.
Monte Lore, Manina's guard captain, was indeed too shocked to react. Shortly after Manina noticed Morgan, he too spotted the Third Imperial Prince.
Seeing Morgan's figure, Monte Lore was stunned!
Why had Prince Morgan come at this time? Wasn't he supposed to be resting because of the “loser's brand”?
Also, was that Lord Langqi with him? Hadn't Lord Langqi gone back to his home planet to care for his father?
Was this group with Prince Morgan from the Overseas Students Association? What were they doing here?
Monte Lore felt like his brain was about to explode, what on earth was going on?
Chapter end
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